Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Euro Area (EA)
Euro Area (EA): Discount Rate, Percent per annum was 0.25 in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Euro Area (EA), 1999–2016
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2016, discount rate, percent per annum in Euro Area (EA) stood at 0.25. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% on the previous year and down 94.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, discount rate, percent per annum in Euro Area (EA) peaked at 5.75 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.25, in 2016.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.73 | 1.75 | 5.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9429 | 0.25 | 1.75 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Euro Area (EA)
More financial sector data for Euro Area (EA)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 37.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 1.10 trillion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 244.20 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 434.01 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 1.54 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 1.52 trillion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 3.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 12.11 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 5.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 38.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is discount rate, percent per annum in Euro Area (EA)?
- Discount rate, percent per annum in Euro Area (EA) was 0.25 in 2016, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest discount rate, percent per annum recorded in Euro Area (EA)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.75 in 2000.
- What is the lowest discount rate, percent per annum recorded in Euro Area (EA)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.25 in 2016.
- How does Euro Area (EA) rank for discount rate, percent per annum?
- Euro Area (EA) ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2016.
- Is discount rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Euro Area (EA)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Euro Area (EA) data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Discount Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.